Water cooler transport device

ABSTRACT

A water cooler transport device has a lattice-work body defined by connected bottom and side strap members and defines a compartment receiving one or more water dispensing containers. A handle having spaced handle arms is pivotally mounted to opposed sides of the body and has an elongate bar defining a lift connection opening for receiving a connection member of a cable lift. A releasable elastic retainer member is releasably connected with the wall of the transport device and serves to secure a water cooler container within the compartment and to secure the lid of the water cooler seated in closed position.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to the construction industry andparticularly concerns transport apparatus for receiving one or moreconventional insulated drinking water containers, typically called“water coolers” that are strategically located at ground level or atelevated positions at construction or manufacturing sites for thebenefit of workers. Each water cooler is filled with approximately tento twenty gallons of clean and fresh drinking water. More particularly,the present invention concerns apparatus that is employed to move watercoolers to designated locations, including employing lifting apparatushaving lifting cables to raise the water cooler transport apparatus andone or more water coolers to an elevated work site for positioning ofthe water coolers for ease of access to drinking water by workers.

Description of the Prior Art

Though the present invention is presented particularly in relation towork sites, such as construction sites for buildings, petrochemicalplants, petroleum refineries and the like, where workers are oftenlocated on the upper floors or elevated positions on or near structuralwork platforms, it is not intended to limit the user of the presentinvention in any manner whatever. The variety of uses of this inventionare practically limitless, as will be well understood from the followingdetailed description.

When a construction project is in progress, such as for construction ofa multi-story building, cool, fresh drinking water is virtually alwaysprovided for the workers and is typically located near the workers, sothat the workers will not take a lot of time to access the drinkingwater and then return to their work. Typically water coolers anddisposable drinking cups will be provided each morning at a designatedsite on each floor of a building under construction, such as beinglocated near the construction elevator. Water coolers will betransported to the construction site, such as by means of trucks,according to a water delivery contract.

Water delivery personnel will deliver the water coolers of cleandrinking water to designated sites, using the construction elevators.The water delivery personnel will offload an insulated water containerfrom the truck and because the full containers are quite heavy, two ofthe delivery personnel, grasping opposed carrying handles of thecontainer will carry one or more containers one at a time to theelevator site. The delivery personnel will use the construction elevatorto lift the containers to different floors of the construction site andwill properly position one of the full containers for use, typicallyretrieving and carrying away an insulated water container that wasdelivered the previous day. The water remaining in containers that arenot empty will be discarded as not being fresh or cool.

Typically, for reasons of safety, workers or water delivery personnel atconstruction sites will not be permitted to carry the heavy watercontainers up or down stairways. Though the water containers aremanufactured with carrying handles that are designed with safety inmind, the carrying handles of the insulated water containers aretypically composed of polymer material that can break due to wear, useor lack of necessary strength. The use of cables or slings to engage thecarrying handles and lift standard insulated water containers to desiredelevations at a construction site are not permitted. Should the carryinghandles break, a heavy water container will fall, perhaps severalstories, thus representing a serious hazard to workers below. Toalleviate this possibility, OSHA and various government regulations andindustry safety regulations and the like typically prevent the use ofcable lifts and slings for lifting water coolers at construction sitesand other locations where workers are present. A need exists, therefore,to provide a device having a compartment within which one or more filledinsulated water containers can be placed and which enables safe andsecure lifting and handling of the containers

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is a principal feature of the present invention to provide a novelwater cooler transport device defining a load containing compartmentwithin which one or more insulated water containers are placed andsecured and which is adapted for carrying, cable lifting and other typesof transport of insulated water containers without any potential thatthe transport device and/or a water cooler secured therein might fall orotherwise represent a danger to workers in the area.

It is another feature of the present invention to provide a novel watercooler transport device that is composed of a lattice-work ofexceptionally strong and durable metal strap or bar material to ensuresafe and efficient lifting and handling of water coolers and many otherdevices and employs resilient straps to secure water coolers and othersuch devices within the load containing compartment during lifting andhandling thereof.

Briefly, the various objects and features of the present invention arerealized through the provision of a water cooler transport device thatdefines a compartment within which one or more insulated liquidcontainers are received in secure, but removable relation. The devicehas a bottom and side support members that are preferably formed of baror strap material and are connected by means of welding, bolt or rivetmounting and having sufficient structural integrity to provide safesupport for from two to four times the weight of the objects the deviceis designed to contain. Bars or straps that form the bottom and sidewall structure of the device are of generally U-shaped geometry withgenerally vertically and parallel oriented side wall members that areconnected with generally circular rib members. The generally verticallyoriented strap members project above the uppermost circular strapmembers and define a plurality of connection tabs.

A lifting handle has a cross member defining one or more holes thatreceive a connector of a lifting member, such as a connection hook of alifting cable or a lifting sling having two or more lifting connectors.From end portions of the cross member of the lifting handle a pair ofgenerally parallel pivot connectors extend, with the ends thereof beingpivotally connected to two of the connection tabs by means of pivotbolts or other pivot mounts. The pivotally mounted lifting handle iscapable of being pivotally moved to a side-wise out of the way positionto permit a water cooler to be placed within the internal receptacle orto be removed from the receptacle.

To secure one or more insulated water coolers within the internalreceptacle of the water cooler transport device and to maintain theclosure lid of the cooler in place, a resilient retainer strap has oneend permanently connected with one of the connection tabs and a secondend releasably connected with another of the connection tabs. When awater cooler is positioned within the internal load carrying receptacle,the resilient retainer strap is threaded through a lid opening definedby the water cooler lid handle and is stretched across the lid with itsreleasable end secured to an upstanding connection tab. The stretchedresilient retainer strap thus maintains a force on the lid to preventthe lid from becoming separated from the water cooler. The force of thestretched resilient retainer strap also assists in securing theinsulated water cooler within the internal receptacle during lifting andhandling activities.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

So that the manner in which the above recited features, advantages andobjects of the present invention are attained and can be understood indetail, a more particular description of the invention, brieflysummarized above, may be had by reference to the preferred embodimentthereof which is illustrated in the appended drawings, which drawingsare incorporated as a part hereof.

It is to be noted however, that the appended drawings illustrate only atypical embodiment of this invention and are therefore not to beconsidered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to otherequally effective embodiments.

In the Drawings:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation view showing a water cooler transport device,embodying the principles of the present invention, and being designedfor containing a single conventional ten gallon water cooler, shown inbroken line, and enabling safe lifting and movement of the water coolerby delivery personnel, including elevator transport or cable lifting asneeded;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the water cooler transport device of FIG. 1,showing the lifting handle thereof being lowered to one side and againshowing a water cooler contained therein as indicated in broken line;

FIG. 3 is an isometric illustration showing the water cooler transportdevice of FIGS. 1 and 2, with a water cooler contained therein, as shownin broken line;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary section view showing the pivot mount of thehandle of the water cooler transport device of FIGS. 1-3;

FIG. 5 is a section view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 1 and showing alifting eye in the carrying handle which can be engaged by a liftinghook or secure cable connecting link, enabling safe and secure cablelifting of the water cooler transport device and its' contents;

FIG. 6 is an isometric illustration showing a water cooler transportdevice embodying the principles of the present invention and beingdesigned for simultaneous transportation of two standard ten gallonwater coolers;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the water cooler transport device of FIG. 6;and

FIG. 8 is an elevation view showing the water cooler transport deviceembodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 with the pivotal carrying handle thereofbeing shown at its upright position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring now to the drawings and first to FIG. 1, a water coolertransport device, embodying the principles of the present invention isshown generally at 10 and as shown in broken line has a water container12 positioned and secured within an internal receptacle 13 that isdefined by bottom and side walls thereof. The water cooler transportdevice 10 is shown as a basket-like structure, particularly to minimizeweight without any sacrifice from the standpoint of safety and security.However, it should be borne in mind that the water cooler transportdevice 10 may be defined by generally solid wall structure if desired.The side and bottom wall structure of the device is defined by a pair ofgenerally U-shaped structurally sound straps or bars 14 and 16, eachhaving a generally straight bottom section 18 and 19 respectively, withthe bottom sections of the straps oriented generally perpendicular toone another and crossing at the center. A pair of substantially straightbottom strap sections 18 and 19, positioned in crossed relation, areadequate to provide efficient support for a filled insulated watercooler; however, if desired more than two straight strap sections may beemployed if desired. The bars or straps forming the basic body structureof the water cooler transport device 10 are preferably composed of steelmaterial having a rectangular cross-sectional configuration and having athickness of about ¼″ and a width of about 1¼″. However, other generallyflat strap material composed of other materials may be employed if theyare of sufficient structural integrity to sustain approximately three tofour times the weight of the filled water coolers or other devices thatthe transport device is intended to safely contain.

The bars or straps may be composed of other metal materials, such asaluminum alloy or other materials such as suitable polymers etc. thatare of a configuration and dimension sufficient to define a water coolertransport device that has the capability for safely lifting and handlinga weight that is equivalent to from two to four times the weight of afilled water cooler being lifted and handled. And when the water coolertransport device is designed to transport more than a single filledinsulated water cooler, as described below, it is designed withsufficient structural integrity to contain and transport a weight thatis the equivalent to from two to four times the weight of the filledwater coolers being lifted and handled.

The generally U-shaped structurally sound straps or bars 14 and 16define upstanding generally vertically oriented and parallel side strapsections 20 that contribute to define portions of the wall structure ofthe device. Upper and lower circular ring members 22 and 24 areconnected with each of the vertically oriented and parallel side strapsections 20 by welding, bolt or rivet connection or the like and,together with the parallel side strap sections cooperate to form agenerally cylindrical basket-like container structure having a diameterestablishing a clearance 26 from about ½″ to about 1″ with respect tothe exterior diameter of a generally cylindrical water cooler. Theclearance is sufficient to permit one or more water coolers to be easilyinserted into or removed from the compartment 13 of the water transportdevice 10.

It is desirable to provide the water cooler transport device 10 with thecapability of being carried by hand, carried on a service vehicle, orbeing lifted safely and mechanically, such as being lifted and handledby a cable or cable bridle. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as well as otherFIGS. two of the substantially vertical bars or straps 20 and 22 havesections that project above the upper ring member 24 and define pivotholes 26, as shown in FIG. 4. A spacing washer 28 is positioned in faceto face relation with the upwardly projecting flat bar or strapmaterial, with its central hole positioned in alignment with the pivothole 26. The spacing washers may be fixed to the flat bar material bywelding or by any other means of retention. Pivot bolts 30 have pivotshafts 32 that extend through the pivot holes 26 and through the centralhole of the spacing washer 28. Another spacing washer 34 is received bythe shaft 32 of the pivot bolt 30 and is positioned in face to facerelation with the opposite side of the upstanding section of the strap20 or 22.

A lifting handle, shown generally at 40 in FIG. 4, is pivotally mountedto the water cooler transport device 10 to provide for manual ormechanical lifting and handling of the water cooler transport device andthe water cooler or coolers that are positioned within its receptacle13. The lifting handle has a carrying bar 42 that is defined by anelongate handle web 44 of generally straight configuration, having athick central portion and being tapered from the central portion towardboth ends thereof. The handle web 44 has a central lift connectionopening 46 which may be a 1″ diameter circular hole as shown or may haveany other configuration that facilitates engagement by means of a cablehook or clasp to facilitate lifting of the water cooler transport bymeans of a cable lifting mechanism. As shown in the cross-sectionalillustration of FIG. 5 a flange member 48 is welded or otherwise securedalong the generally straight bottom edge 49 of the elongate handle web44, thus providing the carrying bar 42 with a T-shaped cross-sectionalconfiguration along the entirety of its length to provide the carryingbar 42 with exceptionally structural integrity.

A pair of support legs 50 and 52 each have upper end portions 54 thereofwelded or otherwise fixed to respective end portions of the carrying bar42. The support legs each define pivot openings 56 that receive theshafts of the pivot bolts 30, thus pivotally mounting the handle 40 tothe water cooler transport device 10. Lock nuts 58 are threaded to theshafts of the pivot bolts and secure the handle structure in pivotalrelation with the water cooler transport device 10. If desired, the locknuts may be secured in non-rotatable relation with the bolt shafts suchas by welding to ensure against the possibility the lock nuts may beinadvertently unthreaded from the pivot bolts and release the handle 40from the water cooler transport device.

As mentioned above, insulated liquid containers, referred to herein aswater coolers, have closure lids that simply fit within the upwardlyfacing opening thereof. After water or other liquid has been poured intothe container the closure lid is simply placed within the containeropening and is pressed into seated relation within the containeropening. Typical closure lids have upwardly facing handles that permitpersonnel to apply upward force on the lid handles to unseat and removethe lid. A popular water cooler and its lid at the present time, iscomposed of inner and outer panels composed of polymer material, withthe space between the panels being filled with thermal insulatingmaterial. The upper panel of the container lid is typically molded todefine an upwardly projecting handle structure that defines a space orhole such that the handle of the lid can be manually grasped for openingor closing the lid. It is desirable during lifting and transport of awater cooler that the lid of the water cooler be secured againstbecoming inadvertently loosened or removed from the container opening.

The U-shaped bar or strap member 16 defines a generally straight or flatbottom section 19 and upright, generally straight bar or strap sections60 and 62 that are connected with and provide support for the ringmembers 22 and 24. The bar or strap sections 60 and 62 each haveconnector tab sections 64 and 66 that project upwardly above the upperring member 22 and each define retainer connection structure. Theretainer connection structure is preferably in the form of connectionholes 68 and 70 though many other types of connection structure may beemployed.

A retainer member 72, which may be a resilient strap member or a strapmember that can be manually tightened, is threaded through the openingof the lid handle to secure the lid member from being inadvertentlyremoved from the container opening. The retainer member is preferably inthe form of an elastic retainer strap that has a connector at one endthereof that is permanently received by one of the connection holes 68or 70 of the retainer tabs, thus ensuring that the retainer member 72will remain in assembly with the water cooler transport device 10. Atits opposite end the retainer member 72 is provided with a releasableconnection member, such as a connection hook 74 that can engage theother of the connection holes 68 or 70 of the connector tabs 64 and 66.When it is desired to loosen the retainer member to permit a watercooler to be placed within the internal receptacle 13 of the watercooler transport device, personnel will simply remove the hook member 74from the connection hole in the retainer tab, permitting the retainermember to be removed from the opening of the lid and moved to an out ofthe way position. Preferably, the retainer member is composed ofresilient material such as rubber, a rubber-like polymer, bungie cordmaterial or the like, so that the retainer can be manually stretchedduring connection of the hook 72 with the connection hole 68 or 70 andwill apply a securing or retaining force to maintain the container lidwithin the container opening.

FIGS. 1-5 present an embodiment of this invention that is intended toprovide for safe lifting and handling of a single water cooler orsimilar device. It is intended, however, to provide a transport devicethat has the capability for lifting and handling more than a singlewater cooler. As shown in the isometric illustration of FIG. 6, theelevation view of FIG. 9 and the top plan view of FIG. 9, a water coolertransport device, shown generally at 80, is designed to contain twowater cooler containers and is provided with three generally U-shapedstructural members 82, 84 and 86 that are disposed in equally spacedrelation and have substantially straight bottom strap members 88. Thecenter most bottom strap member is also provided with a bar member 90that is welded along its length to the central bottom strap member 88 toenhance the structural integrity of the central bottom strap member andto define a partition structure that ensures proper positioning of thecircular bottom portions of two water dispensing containers that aresituated within the elongate oval compartment 92 of the transportdevice.

Each of the generally U-shaped structural members 82, 84 and 86 have apair of upstanding, substantially straight and parallel strap sections96 and 98 to which upper and lower oval straps 100 and 102 are connectedby bolting, welding or by any other suitable means of secure attachment.A transverse partition member 104 has its end portions connected withupstanding parallel strap sections of the upper oval strap by means ofbolting, welding or the like to provide the water cooler transportdevice 80 with enhanced structural integrity and to also serve as apartition separating two water dispensing containers that are locatedwithin the internal compartment 92. The outer-most upstanding strapmembers 96, 98, 104 and 106 each define upstanding retainer tabs 108that each define retainer mounting holes 110 or other suitable retainerconnectors. Elastic or resilient retainer members have end connectors ofthe character shown at 70, 72 and 74 in FIG. 3 to ensure that each ofthe water coolers are maintained securely within the internal receptacle92 during lifting and handling activity.

The basic lattice-work structure of the water cooler transport device ofFIGS. 6-8 is also provided with a generally U-shaped elongate structuralmember 111 having a substantially flat bottom strap or bar 112 andupstanding end sections 114 and 116. The substantially flat bottom strapor bar 112 has crossing relation with the transverse straight strapsections 88 and is connected with the transverse strap sections and withend sections of the oval strap members 100 and 102 by welding or by anyother suitable means for secure connection.

The upstanding end sections 114 and 116 of the generally U-shapedelongate structural member 111 define upstanding handle mount tabs 118and 120 that are connected with and project above the upper oval strapmember 100. The tabs 118 and 120 define pivot mount holes that receivepivot bolts as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 to provide for pivotal mounting ofthe depending legs 122 and 124 of a lifting and transport handlestructure that is generally shown at 126 in FIG. 6. Like the handlestructure 40 in FIGS. 1-3, the pivotal handle 126 has an elongate barmember 128 having a thick central web section 130 and a pair of taperedend web portions 132 and 134. The elongate bar member 128 is madeexceptionally strong by the addition of a bottom flange member 136 thatis welded to or formed integrally with the central and end web portionsso as to define a T-shaped cross-sectional configuration as shown in thesectional view of FIG. 5. Lift connection holes 138 and 140 are definedin the web structure of the handle to receive lift connectors 142 and144 that mount the diverging legs 146 and 148 of a cable lift bridal 150to the elongate bar member 128.

With reference to FIG. 7 another embodiment of the water coolertransport device is shown generally at 152, which is intended to containtwo water coolers. The top plan view of FIG. 7 shows a bottomlattice-work structure that differs from that shown in FIG. 6 by thepresence of two additional longitudinal bottom strap sections 154 and156 that are positioned on opposite sides of a central longitudinalstrap section 158, providing the bottom lattice-work wall with enhancedstructural integrity for the purpose of safety. End portions 155 and 157of the bottom strap sections 154 and 156 are angulated and connectedwith the curved end portions of the upper and lower oval strap sections176 and 178. The crossings of the bottom lattice-work strap sections arewelded or otherwise secured to one another to further enhance the loadcarrying capability of the water transport device. At the respectiveupper ends of the upright strap members, such as shown at 160 and 162connector members such as U-bolts 164 and 166 are permanently secured inplace, such as by welding, to provide for releasable connection ofelastic retainer members of the character that is shown at 72 in FIG. 3,to retain the water coolers in place within the water cooler transportdevice and to secure the closure lids of the water coolers in seatedrelation within the openings of the water coolers.

FIG. 8 is a side elevation view showing further details of the watercooler transport device of FIG. 7. The basic lattice-work structure ofthe water cooler transport device 152 is formed by a central elongateU-shaped bottom strap member 168 having upstanding end sections 170 and174 to which are mounted upper and lower oval strap members 176 and 178.Upper end portions of the upstanding strap sections define pivot mounttabs 180 and 182 to which depending legs 184 and 186 of a handlestructure 188 are pivotally mounted as discussed above in connectionwith FIGS. 3 and 4. An elongate support bar member 190 of the handlestructure defines lifting and handling eyes or holes 192 and 194 thatpermit its connection by a lifting bridle of a cable lift as shown inFIG. 6. The support bar has a bottom flange 191 the provides the supportbar with a T-shaped cross-sectional configuration for the purpose thatis shown and described above in connection with FIG. 5 Upper and lowertransverse structural members shown in broken line at 196 and 198, beingthe equivalent of the transverse members 90 and 94 in FIG. 6, serve toenhance the structural integrity of the water cooler transport device152 and also serve to define internal partitions to ensure a closefitting relation of each water cooler within its particular section ofthe internal compartment 200.

In view of the foregoing it is evident that the present invention is onewell adapted to attain all of the objects and features hereinabove setforth, together with other objects and features which are inherent inthe apparatus disclosed herein.

As will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, the presentinvention may easily be produced in other specific forms withoutdeparting from its spirit or essential characteristics. The presentembodiment is, therefore, to be considered as merely illustrative andnot restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by theclaims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which comewithin the meaning and range of equivalence of the claims are thereforeintended to be embraced therein.

1. A water cooler transport device, comprising: U-shaped strap membershaving portions connected with one another and defining a bottom supportwall and having wall strap sections defining a side wall and defining acompartment for receiving a water cooler container having insulatedbottom and side walls and having an upwardly facing opening within whicha removable insulated closure lid is seated; a handle having spacedhandle arms pivotally mounted to opposed sides of said side wall andhaving an elongate bar defining a centrally located lift connectionopening receiving a connection member of a cable lift; and an elasticretainer member securing a said water cooler container within saidcompartment and securing said removable insulated closure lid of saidwater cooler container seated in closed position.
 2. (canceled)
 3. Thewater cooler transport device of claim 1, comprising: said side wall andsaid bottom wall being defined by generally U-shaped straps each havingstraight bottom strap sections arranged in intersecting relation andhaving upstanding wall strap sections; and upper and lower wall strapmembers being connected with said upstanding wall strap sections.
 4. Thewater cooler transport device of claim 3, comprising: a pair of saidupstanding wall strap sections having upper end sections definingconnection members projecting above said upper wall strap member anddefining pivot mount tabs each having pivot hole; said spaced handlearms each defining a pivot opening being aligned with said pivot holesof said pivot mount tabs; and pivot bolt members being received by saidaligned pivot openings and pivot holes and securing said handle inpivotal assembly with said pivot mount tabs.
 5. The water coolertransport device of claim 1, comprising: said elongate bar of saidhandle having an elongate bar panel of defined length and having abottom flange defining a T-shaped structurally enhanced cross-sectionalconfiguration along the length of said elongate bar panel; and saidelongate bar panel having a centrally located lift connection permittinglifting and handling of said water cooler transport device by means of alifting cable.
 6. The water cooler transport device of claim 1,comprising: said wall structure and bottom structure being defined by Ushaped straps each having straight bottom strap sections arranged inintersecting relation and having upstanding wall strap sections; upperand lower wall strap members being connected with said upstanding wallstrap sections; a pair of said upstanding wall strap sections havingupper end sections defining connection tabs projecting above said upperwall strap member and defining pivot mount tabs each having pivot hole;said spaced handle arms each defining a pivot opening being aligned withsaid pivot holes of said pivot mount tabs; and pivot bolt members beingreceived by said aligned pivot openings and pivot holes and securingsaid handle in pivotal assembly with said connection tabs.
 7. The watercooler transport device of claim 1, comprising: said upper and lowerwall strap members being of circular configuration and being disposed ingenerally vertically spaced relation.
 8. The water cooler transportdevice of claim 1, comprising: said wall structure having upright strapmembers and upper and lower wall strap members being of ovalconfiguration and being disposed in vertically spaced and substantiallyparallel relation and being connected with said upright strap members.9. A water cooler transport device, comprising: U-shaped strap membersbeing disposed in spaced relation and having substantially flat sectionsdefining a bottom support wall and having upstanding sections defining aside wall and defining a compartment for receiving a water coolercontainer having insulated bottom and side walls and having an upwardlyfacing opening within which a closure lid is seated, said upstandingsections of said U-shaped strap members defining mounting tabs; upperand lower spaced horizontally oriented strap members being connectedwith said upstanding sections of said U-shaped strap members andenhancing the structural integrity of said side wall, said mounting tabsprojecting above said upper horizontally oriented strap member anddefining mounting holes; a handle having spaced handle arms pivotallymounted to opposed mounting holes of said mounting tabs and having anelongate bar defining a lift connection opening receiving a connectionmember of a cable lift; and an elastic retainer member being releasablyconnected with said mounting holes of said mounting tabs and engagingsaid closure lid of said water cooler container and applying a forcesecuring said water cooler container within said compartment andsecuring said closure lid of said water cooler container seated inclosed position.
 10. The water cooler transport device of claim 9,comprising: a pair of said upstanding wall strap sections having upperends defining connection members projecting above said upper wall strapmember and defining pivot mount tabs each having pivot hole; said spacedhandle arms each defining a pivot opening being aligned with said pivotholes of said pivot mount tabs; and pivot bolt members being received bysaid aligned pivot openings and pivot holes and securing said spacedhandle arms in pivotal assembly with said pivot mount tabs.
 11. Thewater cooler transport device of claim 9, comprising: said elongate barof said handle having an elongate bar panel of defined length and havinga bottom flange defining a T-shaped structurally enhancedcross-sectional configuration along the length of said elongate barpanel; and said elongate bar panel having a centrally located liftconnection opening permitting lifting and handling of said water coolertransport device by means of a lifting cable.
 12. The water coolertransport device of claim 9, comprising: said U shaped straps eachhaving straight bottom strap sections arranged in intersecting relationand having upstanding wall strap sections; a pair of said upstandingwall strap sections having upper end sections defining connection tabsprojecting above said upper wall strap member and defining pivot mounttabs each having pivot hole; said spaced handle arms each defining apivot opening being aligned with said pivot holes of said pivot mounttabs; and pivot bolt members being received by said aligned pivotopenings and pivot holes and securing said handle in pivotal assemblywith said pivot mount tabs.
 13. The water cooler transport device ofclaim 9, comprising: said upper and lower wall strap members being ofcircular configuration and being disposed in vertically spaced relation.14. The water cooler transport device of claim 9, comprising: said upperand lower wall strap members being of oval configuration and beingdisposed in vertically spaced parallel relation and being connected withsaid connection tabs of two opposed upright strap members.